Leicester City manager Enzo Maresca does not believe his team are better than Burnley, acknowledging the Clarets’ impressive title-winning campaign last year.
Leicester have started the season strongly and are on course to beat Reading’s record of 106 points set in 2005/2006.
The Foxes have coped well with challenges this season, including the departure of key players.
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Leicester City boss Enzo Maresca doesn’t believe his team are currently better than Burnley, something he candidly admitted to Leicestershire Live.
The Foxes have started the season very well and many believe they can become the greatest team of all time.
To consolidate this status they will need to improve on Reading’s record of 106 points from the 2005/06 season and they are currently on course to surpass that total, having won eleven of their first twelve league games.
With 33 points out of a possible 36, they look to be strong contenders to win the title, along with Ipswich Town, who will struggle to keep pace with the Midlands side if the latter continue to pick up points at the rate they are at the moment. moment.
Having lost the likes of James Maddison, Harvey Barnes and Timothy Castagne last summer, with the former two proving real assets in the final third for Maresca’s Premier League side, the Foxes have come a long way well to survive future problems. . their current position.
Leicester City – Departure 2023/24
player name
Signed for
Loan/permanent
James Maddison
Tottenham
Permanent (paid)
Harvey Barnes
Newcastle United
Permanent (paid)
Timothy Castagne
Fulham
Permanent (paid)
George Hirst
City of Ipswich
Permanent (paid)
Victor Kristiansen
Bologna
Loan
Turi Tielemans
Aston Villa
Permanent
Caglar Sojoencu
Atletico Madrid
Permanent
Daniel Amartey
Besiktas
Permanent
Ayoze Perez
The real Betis
Permanent
Johnny Evans
The united man
Permanent
Boubakary Soumare
Seville
Loan
Luke Thomas
Sheffield United
Loan
Nampalys Mendy
Without Club
Permanent
Ryan Bertrand
Without Club
Permanent
Tete
Shaktar D
End of loan
On paper they should have been top of the table regardless of the fact that they had a good start to the season given the strength of their team, but most fans did not expect this start.
Not only did they have to deal with departures, but the new signings also had to settle in and the entire team had to adapt to Maresca’s playing style.
Fortunately, they were quickly able to follow Maresca’s advice and are now clear favorites to return to the top flight.
What did Enzo Maresca say about Leicester City and Burnley?
Given the Foxes’ performances, comparisons are being made between them and the Clarets, who won the Second Division title at the end of last season.
But Maresca was keen to move away from talk that his team would be better than Vincent Kompany’s in the 2022/23 season.
He said: “To be honest, I don’t think we’re better than Burnley. Because last year they destroyed the championship by 101 points.
Right now we need another 70 points to get anything more than them.
“It’s disrespectful to talk about us and not Burnley. We are happy because everything works well.
“This is the journey we are on and the direction is right. But we don’t know if we will have a slump in the second half (of the season). We do not know it. It’s football. Lots of things can happen.
“The only thing we can control is how we want to play. The results depend on many details.
Is Leicester City better than Burnley last season?
At the moment it looks like the Foxes will beat the Clarets’ 101 points quite comfortably.
What’s impressive about Leicester is the fact that, despite the obstacles that have thrown their way, they’ve made a strong start to the season – and they deserve praise for that.
Their results may not be that impressive due to the quality and depth they have, but they still deserve a lot of credit as they are doing better than Leeds United and Southampton, who were also relegated from the top flight at the end of last season.
At the moment, they appear to be in better shape than the Clarets, but as Maresca says, there is still plenty of time left this season.
Their consistency will determine whether they can be labeled a better team than Burnley in 2022/2023.
